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2 milestones in artificial intelligence
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IBM Watson Wins Jeopardy!
IBM's Watson system defeated the two greatest Jeopardy! champions, Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter, in a televised match. Watson used natural language processing, information retrieval, and machine learning to understand nuanced questions with puns and wordplay.
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Apple Launches Siri
Apple introduced Siri as a built-in feature of the iPhone 4S — the first major voice assistant integrated into a mainstream consumer device. Users could ask questions, set reminders, and control their phone with natural speech.
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